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.TH wchar_t 3type 2024-05-03 "Linux man-pages 6.9.1"
.SH NAME
wchar_t
\-
wide-character type
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <stddef.h>
.P
.BR typedef " /* ... */  " wchar_t;
.P
.B #include <stdint.h>
.P
.BR "#define WCHAR_WIDTH  " "/* ... */"
.BR "#define WCHAR_MAX    " "/* ... */"
.BR "#define WCHAR_MIN    " "/* ... */"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I wchar_t
is a type used for storing a wide character.
It is an integer type.
.SH STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
.SH HISTORY
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
.P
The
.B WCHAR_WIDTH
macro was added in C23.
.SH NOTES
The following headers also provide this type:
.IR <inttypes.h> ,
.IR <stdlib.h> ,
.IR <wchar.h> ,
.IR <wctype.h> .
.P
The following header also provides these macros:
.IR <wchar.h> .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR wint_t (3type),
.BR fputwc (3)
